Article
Genomic divergence between nine- and three-spined sticklebacks.
BMC genomics - 5 Nov 2013
Guo Baocheng, Chain Frédéric J J, Bornberg-Bauer Erich, Leder Erica H, Merilä Juha
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Comparative genomics approaches help to shed light on evolutionary processes that shape differentiation between lineages. The nine-spined stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) is a closely related species of the ecological 'supermodel' three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). It is an emerging model system for evolutionary biology research but has garnered less attention and lacks extensive...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Animals
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genetic Variation
- Genome
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Phylogeny
- Smegmamorpha
- Species Specificity